Dan Bickley, sports columnist for azcentral sports, covers the Suns, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Coyotes, ASU and UofA. I am opinionated, usually overcaffeinated and passionate about all things that interest me. I love Led Zeppelin, Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale and novelist Patrick O'Brian. I have covered the best athletes of our generation (Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods) and the two worst franchises in history (the Cubs and the Cardinals). You can look it up.

Was Reid ever interested? Or did he play the Cardinals?

Andy Reid was a nice thought. So was Peyton Manning.

When it comes to swinging for the fences, the Cardinals are 0-for-2.

Reid is reportedly the next head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, cancelling his official interview with the Cardinals …. just two days after an ESPN reporter said it was 95 percent certain Reid was on his way to Arizona.

It’s possible that Kansas City gave Reid the kind of power he could not attain in Arizona, thus leading to a change of heart. It’s possible he was enamored with the Chiefs’ underachieving talent, their No. 1 draft pick and the wide array of barbecue.

It’s also possible he played the Cardinals for leverage, to get the kind of personnel autonomy he wouldn’t have received under Michael Bidwill.

The Cardinals have been used before.

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